A forum for discussing Philosophy, Ethics, and Academia
Valerie Tiberius (University of Minnesota and APA Central Division President) seeks input from philosophers about what matters to us. We hope you will consider taking the survey below which only takes about 15 mins. Below are her words about the survey and its point. Dear […] Read More
HERE is the programme of the first New Methods of Ethics Conference, which will be held here at the University of Birmingham in September (15th and 16th). The conference is free and open to all, but please book a place by emailing me (jussiphil@gmail.com) as there […] Read More
My local library fines its patrons ten cents per overdue book per day. They will let you continue to borrow books as long as your fine balance is less than $10. As an academic, I sort of think of library fines as a cost of […] Read More
From Mark Timmons: The 2017 Program for the 8th annual Arizona Workshop in Normative Ethics is now available here. Registration is free and open to all. You may register to attend here. I will send periodic updates to those who register. Information about the Westward Look resort […] Read More
Welcome to what we expect will be a very interesting discussion of Joshua Gert‘s “A Fitting End to the Wrong Kind of Reason Problem.” The paper is published in the most recent edition of Ethics and is available through open access here. Justin D’Arms and Daniel Jacobson have kindly agreed to contribute […] Read More
Suppose that there is both an objective ‘ought’ and a subjective ‘ought’. Which of these two kinds of ‘ought’ figures in the anti-akrasia principle that it is irrational to do something at the same time as believing that one ought not to do it? There […] Read More
Location: August 5th to 7th, University of California, Berkeley Abstract Deadline: July 10th Contact: researchmeeting@centerforeffectivealtruism.org Overview The 2016 Effective Altruism Global Research Meeting is an opportunity for Postgraduate students and early stage academics from a variety of disciplines to present research relevant to Effective Altruism. […] Read More
We’re excited to announce our next Ethics discussion, which will be about Joshua Gert‘s “A Fitting End to the Wrong Kind of Reason Problem.” The paper is available through open access here. Justin D’Arms and Daniel Jacobson have kindly agreed to contribute a critical précis. […] Read More
I recently finished a paper about illegal immigration. Here is my question: Is it wrong to immigrate illegally? Added challenge: Assume (contrary to fact) that immigration laws are justified, and that people typically have a duty to obey the law. My thesis: Even with those […] Read More